اب / ابھی

Now and Right Now

Level 1

Use اب for a general current time. Use ابھی when the speaker highlights the immediate moment or a recent change.

How It Works

اب میں گھر میں ہوں says that I am at home now.

ابھی چائے گرم ہے can mean the tea is still hot. The conversation supplies the exact meaning.

ابھی آتی ہوں can mean I am coming right away or in a moment. The speaker uses feminine آتی ہوں.

ندا ابھی خط لکھ رہی ہے says that Nida is writing a letter right now. With a past event, ابھی can instead mean just or a short time ago.

Examples (4)

  1. اب میں گھر میں ہوں

    I am at home now.

    اب marks the current time.

  2. ابھی چائے گرم ہے

    The tea is still hot.

    ابھی highlights the present state.

  3. ابھی آتی ہوں

    I will come right now.

    The feminine verb belongs to the speaker.

  4. ندا ابھی خط لکھ رہی ہے۔

    Nida is writing a letter right now.

    ابھی highlights the current moment; رہی agrees with Nida.

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اب / ابھیLevel 1Now and Right Now

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Locate now or just now within the basic time-question frame.

Words in This Pattern

ابابھی